Scabbard for ice-skates.



E. B. NATHAN.

SCABBAHD FOR ICE SKATES.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 26, 19:5.

1,174,601. Patented Mar. 7,1916.

THE COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH 60., WASHINGTON, D. c

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWIN B. NATHAN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SGABBARD FOR ICE-SKATES.

Application filed June 26, 1915.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, EDWIN B. NATHAN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Scabbards for Ice-Skates, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to scabbards for ice skates.

The principal object of this invention is to provide a device of this character which may be readily adjusted to the various styles and sizes of skates.

The various further objects and advantages will more fully appear from the following detailed description and the features of novelty will be particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 illustrates my improved scabbard applied to one style of skate. Figs. 2 and 3 are similar views showing the scabbard applied to different forms of skates. Fig. 42 is a perspective view of the Scabbard showing the manner in which the rear strap may be adjusted to the proper position. Fig. 5 is a vertical cross sectional view taken through the strap. Fig. 6 illust ates a cross sectional View of a modified form.

In scabbards as hitherto made, no means were provided whereby they could be fitted to any of the various styles of ice skates nor to the various sizes in which the skates are made. It was thus necessary to make the scabbards of just the right size to fit the particular skate for which it was intended. In this way, the dealer would often become overstocked in certain sizes of scabbards for which there happened to be little demand. This, of course, was highly uneconomical. To obviate these difiiculties and disadvantages, I provide means whereby the manufacturer need only make one size of scabbard with which he may supply the dealer and the latter can readily fit the same to any style and size of skate. To this end, I form in the usual scabbard member 10, a plurality of apertures 11, adjacent the rear end thereof. In any one of these apertures, a strap 12 may be riveted by rivets 13, in any suitable manner so as to be movable therein. The aperture at which the strap 12 is to be riveted is determined by the size and style of the skate. Thus, as shown in Fig. 1, the strap 12 had to be riveted in the second Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. '7, 1916.

Serial No. 36,417.

hole while in the form shown in Fig. 2, the strap had to be riveted in the first aperture. The size of the strap 12 must also vary to accommodate itself to the different styles of skates. It must be of a length such that it may abut a post or projection on the skate, so as to retain the latter securely in the scabbard. The strap is, therefore, made originally in the largest size and is provided with a plurality of apertures 1 1. When, therefore, the dealer wishes to fit a Scabbard to a particular pair of skates, all he is obliged to do is to determine at which aperture 14 the strap 12 is to be riveted to the scabbard to give the strap the proper length, and at which aperture 11 the strap is to be riveted so as to properly fit the skate. Whatever portion of the strap 12 extends beyond the rivets 13 may, if desired, be cut away.

The strap 12 is preferably formed in two sections which may be buckled together by any well known means such as a ball and socket clasp 15. \Vhen the straps are fastened about the skate by means of the clasp, they are in close abutment with a post or projection upon the skate and maintain the latter snugly against the closed end of the Scabbard.

In Fig. 6, I have shown a modified manner of fastening the straps to the Scabbard. Thus, instead of rivets, clips 20 are used which may be readily removed so that the straps 21 may be adjusted to any position. This form is particularly advantageous for those who have more than one pair of skates of different styles but have only one pair of scabbards.

It will thus be seen that I have provided a scabbard which eliminates the necessity of manufacturing the same in various sizes to suit the different sizes and styles of skates, but may all be made in one size which may readily be adjusted to any skate. In this way, the dealer does not run the chance of becoming overstocked in sizes for which there were no great call, thereby effecting a substantial saving. Those who have several pairs of skates of different styles may use a single pair of'scabbards for all of them with slight adjustment of the straps.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. The combination with a scabbard for skates having a body portion and a closed end portion, said body being formed with a plurality of adjusting points, of a strap adapted to be adjusted at any one of said adjusting points, said strap engaging a portion of the skate to maintain the same in abutment With the closed end of said scabbard, and means for detachably securing said adjustment.

2. The combination with a scabbard for skates having a closed end and an open end, said scabbard having a plurality of apertures adjacent the open end, of a strap adapted to be secured to said scabbard at said apertures, said strap serving to maintain the skate within the scabbard in abutment within the closed end thereof.

3. The combination with a scabbard for skates having a closed end and an open end, said scabbard having a plurality of apertures adjacent the open end, of a strap having a plurality of apertures, any pair of which apertures may be placed in registration With any pair of apertures in said scabbard, and fastening means for inserting in said registering apertures to secure saidstrap to the scabbard, said strap serving to securely maintain within the scabbard a skate of a size corresponding to the adjustment.

4. The combination with a scabbard for skates, said scabbard having a plurality of apertures adjacent one end thereof, of a strap having a plurality of apertures which are successively adapted to register With any of the apertures in the scabbard, and fastening means for inserting within said registering apertures to secure said strap to said scabbard.

5. The combination with a scabbard for skates, said scabbard having a plurality of apertures adjacent one end thereof, of a pair of straps having a plurality of apertures, the apertures in said straps being adapted to successively register with the apertures in the scabbard, means for detachably fastening the free ends of said straps together, said straps serving to embrace the skate and maintain the same securely in said scabbard.

6. The combination with a scabbard for skates, said scabbard having a plurality of apertures adjacent one end thereof, of a pair of straps adapted to be detachably secured successively to any of the apertures in said scabbard, means for detachably fastening the free end of said straps together, said straps serving to embrace the skate and maintain the same securely in said scabbard. Signed at New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 28th day of June A. D. 1915.

EDWIN B. NATHAN. Vitnesses WM. 1. Comm, MINNIE S. MILLER.

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